Iraqis struggle to cope with lower food rations
Critics blast government's decision to slash subsidies in face of mounting deprivation
By INSTITUTE FOR WAR & PEACE REPORTING
Thursday, April 06, 2006
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A government decision to cut food rations has hurt poor Iraqis who cannot afford high prices on the open market, say economists and Baghdad residents. Despite rising poverty in Iraq, the government has decided to cut the food ration budget from $4 billion to $3 billion in 2006, as the country shifts from a socialist to a free market economy.
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